Concessive connector 'ungeachtet dessen' (notwithstanding this)

What it is: ungeachtet dessen is a conjunctional adverb meaning notwithstanding this / despite this. Unlike the subjunctors obgleich/obschon, it links two main clauses and behaves like an adverb.

How it is formed: Standing at the start of its clause, it triggers inversion (verb before subject), because it occupies the first position (Vorfeld):

• Main clause; ungeachtet dessen + finite verb + subject …

The dessen refers back to the preceding statement. As a preposition, ungeachtet also governs the genitive: ungeachtet der Bedenken (notwithstanding the concerns).

Examples:

• Es war teuer; ungeachtet dessen kauften wir es. - It was expensive; notwithstanding this, we bought it.
• Die Warnungen waren deutlich; ungeachtet dessen hielt man am Plan fest. - The warnings were clear; despite this, the plan was maintained.
• Ungeachtet aller Risiken wurde das Projekt fortgesetzt. - Notwithstanding all risks, the project was continued.

Common mistakes: Because it is an adverb, it causes verb-second/inversion, not verb-final order like obgleich. When ungeachtet is used as a preposition, remember it takes the genitive, not the dative.

'ungeachtet dessen' (notwithstanding this) links two main clauses with inversion.

Means 'notwithstanding this'; at the start of a clause it causes inversion.

'ungeachtet dessen' verbindet zwei Hauptsätze mit Inversion.